Date: Sat, 29 Mar 2008 17:20:30 -0700 From: Jeremy Chadwick <koitsu@freebsd.org> To: Ed Maste <emaste@freebsd.org> Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: USB-Serial converters [Was: Panic with usb serial] Message-ID: <20080330002030.GA83172@eos.sc1.parodius.com> In-Reply-To: <20080329233430.GA23687@sandvine.com> References: <47EEBE78.5050506@unsane.co.uk> <20080329222049.GA80263@eos.sc1.parodius.com> <20080329233430.GA23687@sandvine.com>
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On Sat, Mar 29, 2008 at 07:34:30PM -0400, Ed Maste wrote: > On Sat, Mar 29, 2008 at 03:20:49PM -0700, Jeremy Chadwick wrote: > > Also, I'd like to know what USB serial adapter you're using (brand, > > model, and a website of it if possible), for unrelated reasons. Thanks! > > The "Cables Unlimited" USB-Serial adapter from TigerDirect[1] is based on > the FTDI chipset and works really well. It supports up to 1MBps and can > do non-standard rates (in -CURRENT). > > That said, we've got pretty comprehensive support for USB-serial > converters. I've bought five or six different ones, with the "Cables > Unlimited" one being the most expensive, and they're all supported. The > cheaper ones I've tried either don't do arbitrary rates, support only up > to 115200, or occasionally drop characters under continuous communication > though. > > [1] http://www.tigerdirect.ca/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=1104139&CatId=447 I was looking to pick up a few (one for my laptop which lacks a serial port, and another for around-the-house usage, as serial ports are becoming less and less common on motherboards) which did 9600, 19200, 38400, 57600, and (primarily) 115200 bps reliably and worked with FreeBSD. That adapter is exactly what I'm looking for! Thanks much! :-) -- | Jeremy Chadwick jdc at parodius.com | | Parodius Networking http://www.parodius.com/ | | UNIX Systems Administrator Mountain View, CA, USA | | Making life hard for others since 1977. PGP: 4BD6C0CB |
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